Guided ChatGPT use and clinical reasoning retention in emergency medicine students

Effect of guided ChatGPT use on documented clinical reasoning and its retention among emergency medicine students compared to standard teaching: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13261015

Enrollment

Registered

2026-08-03

Start date

2026-04-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-10

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Conditions

Medical education — clinical reasoning skills (emergency medicine) Other

Interventions

Participants are randomised 1:1 to one of two parallel groups (30 participants per group), using a simple, unrestricted allocation sequence with no stratification or blocking. The sequence is generate

investigators provide no pedagogical input beyond ensuring protocol adherence. In the control group, participants solve the same cases without any digital assistance. Immediately after the session (

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Fifth- or sixth-year medical students 2. Undertaking a clinical rotation in emergency medicine or intensive care 3. Provided written, free and informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal to participate 2. Prior participation in the pilot study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Documented clinical reasoning quality measured using the total Revised-IDEA (R-IDEA) score, scored independently by two blinded raters at T0 (immediately after the intervention session) and T1 (1 month after the intervention session, under unassisted conditions);Retention of documented clinical reasoning measured using the total R-IDEA score, rated by the same two blinded assessors at T0 (immediately after the intervention session) and T1 (1 month after the intervention session, under unassisted conditions)	—

Measure

Time frame

Documented clinical reasoning quality measured using the total Revised-IDEA (R-IDEA) score, scored independently by two blinded raters at T0 (immediately after the intervention session) and T1 (1 month after the intervention session, under unassisted conditions);Retention of documented clinical reasoning measured using the total R-IDEA score, rated by the same two blinded assessors at T0 (immediately after the intervention session) and T1 (1 month after the intervention session, under unassisted conditions)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Participants' perceived usefulness, decisional confidence and motivation regarding ChatGPT use (intervention group only) measured using 13-item, 5-point Likert-type satisfaction questionnaire at T0 (immediately after the intervention session)	—

Countries

Morocco

Contacts

Public ContactHayate Errifaiy

h.errifaiy@uca.ac.ma+212 (0)666928926

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 25, 2026